thrang

English

Etymology 1

From Middle English thrang, throng (“dense, thick, tight, constrictive”), cognate with Old Norse þröngr (“narrow, close, tight”). Related to English thring (“to press”).

Adjective

thrang (comparative more thrang, superlative most thrang)

1. (dialectal, Northern England, Scotlang) busy, preoccupied
2. (dialectal, rare, Northern England) crowded, busy

   Synonym: throng

Etymology 2

From thring (“to press, squeeze”).

Verb

thrang

1. simple past of thring

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Scots

Noun

thrang (plural thrangs)

1. throng

Adjective

thrang (comparative mair thrang, superlative maist thrang)

1. busy